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WMU's President Dunn announces 2017 retirement date
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… . In the message, he described plans for a coming year full of work still to be completed, and he noted he was … search for the person who will become the ninth president of WMU." Dunn's current contract extends through June 30 , and he has accepted a request from the WMU Board of Trustees to serve in the capacity of president emeritus …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/08/33779
WMU grant to digitally preserve Gilmore Car Museum, Richland library historic collections; set regional pilot program
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… KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University received one of five state grants to digitize materials from the Gilmore … available across the country. Amy Bocko , an assistant professor and digital projects librarian, was awarded a … the Collaborative Library Services‘ program and the Library of Michigan. She will lead a team that provides training, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/10/55595
Michigan has minerals America needs
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… Anonymous (not verified) on The Trump Administration's list of 35 mineral and mineral groups deemed critical to the … and quality. Magnesium, platinum and potash are just some of the critical minerals found in the state that Western … part of WMU's Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, notes that the state has two geologically …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/06/54012
Alum's degree research evolves into new company
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… societal or industrial problem. He collaborated with Professor John Patten on a new technology greatly advancing the machining of hard and brittle material, eventually forming a company … that Ravindra started to build in earnest his final year of graduate school. The young CEO has reached the lofty …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/08/34571
Nominations sought for Global Engagement Award
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… by Anonymous (not verified) on WMU's Homecoming Parade of Flags KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Eligible faculty and staff members … and stakeholders locally or abroad. The global engagement of WMU and its students and faculty and staff members. Enhancement of knowledge and understanding of global affairs. Those …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/10/43467
Dennis Boyle obituary
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… died Sept. 11 . He was 87. Boyle joined the Registrar's Office in 1965 and retired in 1993 after more than 27 years of service. He served as coordinator of scheduling and space utilization and then as director of …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/10/49710
WMU faculty team uncovers racial bias in jury selection
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… difference in someone's life," says Dr. Whitney DeCamp , professor of sociology at WMU, "and that makes me feel good about it." … court system was sparked by a podcast focusing on the case of Curtis Flowers, a Mississippi inmate on death row. In …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/11/56344
Horn and piano duo to present a jazz and classical program
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… Delony will bring a unique musical sensibility and breadth of experience to the horn and piano duo setting in a … and jazz crossover artist. His concert explorations of the two musical worlds are showcased in a series of solo piano recordings on the Centaur label. "A New World …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/03/38478
Germans and their Nazi past on tap in Ethics Center season opener
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… on Hille KALAMAZOO, Mich.—An expert on the regional history of Weimar, Germany, and Nazi Germany will examine the issue of Germans and their Nazi past when he speaks this month at … Western Michigan University. Dr. Martin Hille , associate professor of early modern and modern history at Passau …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/09/26780
Amy Seth, Howard Dooley win WMU Distinguished Service Award
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… health and recreation initiatives and a dedicated professor and administrator who has served WMU for 45 years are winners of WMU's 2016 Distinguished Service Award. Amy Seth , … hundreds of students. In 2012, the College of Arts and Sciences recognized him with the Achievement Award in …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/09/35115